A textbook for an undergraduate course in physical education, exercise and sport science, and related fields. Assumes no previous knowledge of physiology, psychology, statistical methods, or other basic sciences. Schmidt (psychology, U. of California-Los Angeles) and Wrisberg (motor behavior and sport psychology, U. of Tennessee-Knoxville) combine a conceptual model of human performance with a problem-based learning approach. The first edition was published in 1991. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Beautiful in its pedagogy. As theory, it extracts all the relevant studies in the field. It is well-organized with headings, subheadings, fonts to aid the reader in appreciating experimental design and complications. As practice, it gives many governing principles for the coach/educator to use. The vignettes and learning objectives clearly laid out is a serious help.
Highly recommended for a primer on designing technical sessions for sportspeople.
I read the sixth edition for my motor learning class! I enjoyed gaining some knowledge on the complexity of motor skills. It’s a very well structured book.